Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं शंभोर्मुनेविष्ण्वादयस्सुराः । सर्वे प्रोचुः प्रसन्नास्या देवं पशुपतिं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ śaṃbhormuneviṣṇvādayassurāḥ | sarve procuḥ prasannāsyā devaṃ paśupatiṃ prabhum

Translation

Brahmā sprach: Nachdem Viṣṇu und die übrigen Götter die Worte Śambhus vernommen hatten, wandten sie sich alle mit heiteren, friedvollen Mienen an den Herrn Paśupati, den höchsten Gebieter.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘that (speech)’

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया ‘having heard’

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• मुनि-विष्णु-आदयः: the sages, Viṣṇu, and others
• मुनि-विष्णु-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + विष्णु + आदि (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (मुनयः च विष्णुः च आदयः)

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; apposition to previous subject

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सुराः)

• प्रोचुः: said/spoke
• प्रोचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रसन्नाः: pleased
• प्रसन्नाः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सर्वे/सुराः)

• आस्याः: from (their) mouths
• आस्याः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त) → आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (स्थानवाचक) ‘from the mouth’

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• पशुपतिम्: Paśupati (Lord of beings)
• पशुपतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु + पति (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पशूनां पतिः)

• प्रभुम्: the Lord/master
• प्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (देवम्)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: devaṃ paśupatiṃ prabhum

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Devas
• Pashupati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights the devas’ inner transformation—after receiving Śiva’s instruction, they respond with prasāda (clarity and grace). Calling Śiva “Paśupati” affirms the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that Śiva (Pati) alone can liberate bound beings (paśu) from bondage (pāśa).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the mood is archetypal saguna-upāsanā: the devas approach Śambhu as the personal Lord (Prabhu, Paśupati) worthy of praise and surrender—exactly the devotional posture cultivated in Liṅga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śravaṇa (listening) followed by stuti and śaraṇāgati (verbal surrender). Practically, one may chant “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a calm, prasanna mind and offer a simple Śiva-stuti, aligning the heart to Paśupati as the liberating Lord.